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diff --git a/myslice/config.py b/myslice/config.py
index c0e171bf..9cf24072 100644
--- a/myslice/config.py
+++ b/myslice/config.py
@@ -1,18 +1,38 @@
+import os.path
+from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
+from myslice.settings import ROOT
+
+# as this code suggests, you have the option to write myslice/myslice.ini
+# that looks like this
+#[manifold]
+#url = http://manifold.pl.sophia.inria.fr:7080/
+
 class Config:
 
-# this version of unfold expects a backend that runs a new API
+    # the OpenLab-wide backend as managed by UPMC
+    # xxx production should probably use https of course
+    default_manifold_url = "http://test.myslice.info:7080/"
+    # the devel/unstable version runs on "http://dev.myslice.info:7080/"
+    # if you use a development backend running on this box, use "http://localhost:7080/"
+    # the INRIA setup is with "http://manifold.pl.sophia.inria.fr:7080/"
 
-# production should probably use https of course
+    _config_parser = None
 
+    # having grown tired of screwing up with git stashes 
+    # taking away my local config, we now more properly use
+    # an external config file to override teh default
+    @staticmethod
+    def manifold_url ():
+        if Config._config_parser: 
+            return Config._config_parser.get('manifold','url')
+        config = RawConfigParser ()
+        config.add_section('manifold')
+        config.set ('manifold', 'url', Config.default_manifold_url)
+        config.read (os.path.join(ROOT,'myslice/myslice.ini'))
+        Config._config_parser=config
+        return Config.manifold_url()
 
-# if you use a development backend running on this box
-#    manifold_url = "http://localhost:7080/"
-# the INRIA setup
-#    manifold_url = "http://manifold.pl.sophia.inria.fr:7080/"
-# the OpenLab-wide backend as managed by UPMC
-#   manifold_url = "http://dev.myslice.info:7080/" # development version
-    manifold_url = "http://test.myslice.info:7080/" #stable version
     # exporting these details to js
     @staticmethod
     def manifold_js_export ():
-        return "var MANIFOLD_URL = '%s';\n"%Config.manifold_url;
+        return "var MANIFOLD_URL = '%s';\n"%Config.manifold_url();